[issue10545] remove or rewrite "Using Backslash to Continue Statements" anti-idiom

2010-12-08 Thread Terry J. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: This is essentially a duplicate of #7391 where it is already agreed that a change should be made to that section. -- nosy: +terry.reedy resolution: -> duplicate status: open -> closed superseder: -> Re-title the "Using Backslash to Continue Statement

[issue10545] remove or rewrite "Using Backslash to Continue Statements" anti-idiom

2010-11-26 Thread rurpy the second
New submission from rurpy the second : The Python HOWTOs->Idioms and Anti-Idioms has a section "Using Backslash to Continue Statements". It says that line continuation is "dangerous" and gives two reasons. 1. Hard to see a space after the backslash. This is not "dangerous" as it cause an impos